The finalists in Młody Muzyk Roku 2018 have been selected, with twelve young musicians whittled down to the final five.
The semi-final of Młody Muzyk Roku 2018 took place last night in Poland, with twelve young musicians performing for the jury. Each of the musicians had to perform for five minutes. Their performance could either be a solo piece or with piano accompaniment.
The jury who selected the five finalists included; Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka, viola player and academic teacher, Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski, conductor and director of the Wrocław Opera and the chairman of the jury Włodek Pawlik, composer, jazz pianist and pedagogue, winner of the Grammy Award 2014.
The finalists are:
- Marta Chlebicka – Flute
- Grzegorz Chwaliński – Percussion
- Kacper Dworniczak – Guitar
- Piotr Motyka – Accordion
- Maciej Prokopowicz – Trombone
Knocked out of the contest were:
- Wojciech Chałupka – Saxophone
- Joanna Goranko – Piano
- Władysław Lech – Clarinet
- Krzysztof Michalski – Cello
- Antoni Olesik – Percussion
- Mateusz Zimnik – Trumpet
- Barbara Żołnierczyk – Violin
The final of Młody Muzyk Roku 2018 will take place on March 20 at the Concert Studio of Polish Radio. The winner will represent Poland at Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Eighteen countries will take part in this years contest with Albania making their Eurovision Young Musicians debut. Seven countries will make their return to the contest, these are; Belgium (last participated in 2006), Estonia (2004), Greece (2014), Israel (1986), Russia (2010), Spain (2002) and the host nation, the United Kingdom (2010). Austria, who is the most successful country in the contest with five wins, will not take part for the first time since 1982.
The 2018 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians sees the return of a semi-final elimination round, which will take the form of public chamber recitals (St. Cecilia’s Hall) by all contestants on 18-19 August, with all recitals produced by BBC Radio 3 for distribution to the Euroradio network (as well as via web stream). The final concert will take place in the Usher Hall on 23 August 2018, with the musicians accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under their principal conductor Thomas Dausgaard.
Source: TVP
What is Eurovision Young Musicians?
Eurovision Young Musicians has been held bi-annually since 1982. The contest was based on the format of The BBC Young Musician of the Year in the United Kingdom. Performers in the contest must be aged under 18 years and are selected by their participating broadcaster. Each performer performs a piece of classical music of their choice accompanied by the local orchestra. The winner is decided by a jury made up of classical music experts and talents.
